Home / 490,860.60-736,290.90-487,750.20

Finding the Fourth Proportional to 490,860.60, 736,290.90 and 487,750.20

Calculator

Solution

The fourth proportional to 490,860.60, 736,290.90 and 487,750.20 is: 731,625.30

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    490,860.60 : 736,290.90 = 487,750.20 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    490,860.60/736,290.90 = 487,750.20/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    490,860.60x = 736,290.90 × 487,750.20
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    490,860.60x = 359,126,033,733.18
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 359,126,033,733.18/490,860.60
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 731,625.30

Related Problems

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (1.50) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.